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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
SPORTING

John Mcmahon, the collar and elbow wres-
tier, is out with a challenge 20 any man ia
the United States % wrestle him for 5000 a
side
Vital Le Bailly, OF New Orleans, the cham
pion fencer, challenges any fencer ia New
York 10 a match for 500 and the champion
ship.
The 100 mile bicycle road race, which will
take place at st. Louis in May. is arousing
great interest among long distance wheelmen.
Several valuable prizes are offered.
a grand handicap bicycle road race, a dis
lance Of twenty miles, will take place at
Chicago on May 80. Among the prominent
cyclists who will take part are ingalls,, Van
Sicklon and Harmon.
f. Lange, the champion one mile walker Of
the Manhattan Athletic club, viii 90 10 Eng
land and compete for the seven mile cham
pionship al Stourbridge Mr. g l. NJ Sacks
will accompany him. J. j. McDermott Of
the Spartan Harriers, will go on his own &C.
count
Samuels, who beat Hutchens in Australia
at $50 yards, is genuine black, who never
trains, eats what he pleases, ana has every
confidence in himself He beat Hutchens by
q yard, running the distance IN II 90 sec
onds, and it is believed that he can do it in
still faster time. ..xs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
OUR JUNIOR PARTNERS.

Our eldest. not yet 9 and very small
ulker generally, 0n returning from long
drive. wa, mlrs-ed and pnt To bed. Stretch
inc Dis chubby form, Doe slowly remarked:
-Dere'- poo place like home Bahylood
A good motherof this city wa, horfed
the other day when her little daughter i'm
formed her that She had beer hair cat az the
blacksmith shop When asked o. explain Sine
replied "Nr Smith cut my hair, and bee is
black. isn't he"- Burlington Free Press
-Mmmy.~ said small boy tle other day.
~do little boy angels wear shoes and stock
mg- 100 summer tImeF $50. my son. "Do
they go baref01tei( "Aes. And do they
stay out after shutdown" Il presume so. "
-WeH. don't the stars tickle their feet when
they twinkle" The fond mother was nom
plu,-el Exchange.
a short time ago little boy went with h.,
father OBJ see q colt lle mttei the colts
head and made quite fuss over %. until
dnally the -tahlemau told him to Boz careful
that the colt did mot turn round aud kick
him When tine little chap Went home his
mother asked him what Doe thought Of the
colt II like hm pretty well, was the reply.
-Hes real tame in front, but he's awful wild
behind Exchange.
Nellie. whose grandfather began life as IL
cabin boy and finished as millionaire, was
paid Ly her mother one cent dozen for pins
picked mp from the carpet % keep the baby
from getting them "Nur-e. said Nellie, as
BIER stock of pennies increased "do you know
what / am going % do when J have six
cents| $50, answered uurs. 81 ann going
10 buy q paper of pins and scatter Them over
tine floor. and then pick them up replied the
YOUNG flnancer. who was barely D years DID,
-Babyhood
Small Ted became the owner of pair OF
new shoes the other day, and of course he
wanted to put them right On and wear them
His mother persuaded him To- let her take
themon. however. and he seemed quite in
ter,sted in her explanation about the pro-
priety of keeping The new shoes nice and
urettv "NOw. where shall we put them,
darlngl said Teds mother, moving toward
high wall cupboard "where shall we put
the new shoes SD that Teddy can have them
when he wants them" Ted smiled win
uinely. and with iucontrovertble logic Tee
piled. Put emon my feet. Boston Record.
a dear little one pushed chair IN front Of
the mirror as soon as she had finished saying
her prayers. and. climbing up ON IL, began to
brush her hair vigorously. why, Annie, ~
said the surprised mother, why Ito you brush
Your hair, Don't you know that you Will
muss 10 again as soon as You put your head
on the pillow And, besides you are keep
ing mamma waiting Mamma Allen, said
Annie. facing around with Frightening eyes,
didn't dies pray iii / should die before
wake and wouldn't 1 want to walk into
heaven with my hair all brushed - Baby
hood
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
REVEALING THE SPHINX.
THE GREAT STONE IMAGE OF EGYPT
UNCOVERED.

What Has Been Found Below the Sand
of the Desert-The Specification of this
Marvellous Creation of Egyptian Art
Mark Twain's Apostrophe To the sphinx
What the ancient Egyptians intended To
represent by the sphinx with which they
lined the avenues approaching their temples
no man hath learned. II is supposed they
typifed the mysterious nature Of the divin-
ity-the silent. enduring force Of the mighty
spirit which moved all things anl knew
neither beginning nor end.
The great sphinx of the pyramid has been
the problem Of the ages as far back as we
can penetrate IT is believed 10 have been
sculutured before the days of Cheops, the
builder Of the first pyramid II is am inher-
itance from the buried ages. an undcriphera-
Bile. mystcriou. thing 40 which all look with
awe and over which the wise,t puzzle In vain.
The sphinx Of Greek mythology We're COM
binations of woman and lion, the head and
breast Of the first and the body Of The second,
with wing. added. but the Egyptian sphinx
We're always male, always bearded and
capped. and the lions body 90 which tine head
was attached is wingle,s
The great sphinx OF the pyramid originally
bad beard, but it disappeared under the
continuous mutiaton which the face has un-
dergone Fragments of 10 have been found
below
The sphinx stands near the eastern edge Of
the platform ON which tine pyramid, stand,
with its face looking toward tine Nile. The
face is .~ f...f a. tut hos lourr the whole flIlra
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
THE OPPORTUNITY.

We have given the public cold array
of figures 10 show that if the politicians
will retrench expenses and bring the
debt question TO business standard,
il can be settled 1t is all nonsense in
this practical age to pirate Of sentiment
and use Il as a sentimentality, and a
demagogue appeal with an appropriation
for pensions that involves a steal ont Of
the treasury for bogus veterans.
Real veterans 40 not back mp such pop
pvcock TO catch votes withal
We want to see the expenses Of the
state for veterans and education brought
down TO hard facts
We do not intend TO stand by and see
demagogucs disgrace this state with a
whine for poverty when they lavish the
peoples money TO catch votes with SEN
sational sentimeniality.
The eyes of the world are on this state,
and her noble reputation is at stake II
the Democratic representatives ON thai
Debt Commission do not stand brayely
and honestly up to the situation and show
the books, they will De hereafter written
i'm the letters of their own folly and
damned by the trickery Of betrayal Of
trust merely to construct false position
for the next election which they will
lose
It is a time for patriotism, and not
trickery.
The issue will be drawn down TO a
show Of figures. and if the books show
that there is enough surplus revenue TO
pay three per cent on the debt, after a
just appropriation for the expenses Of
the Government and the State institu-
tions. then we should effect a settlement
at once
If politicians are merely playing the
Debt Commission for a campaign docu-
ment. they had just as well know before
hand that the campaign report viii be
beaten and they also along with IT,
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proclamation arrived, shortly after noon.
be gave Mr. Bush it- substance Said Capt.
Bush, in telling the story some years later.
II 40 once ram down the main street and into
the hardware store Of Enstu, Mack George
Stol, who was the clerk iu the store. at my
request took a rough wooden box cover.
which was handy and made the following
call for volunteers with a marking brush.
Fall m. Volunteers received here %
organize a company under the presidents
proclamation for the war immedi-
ately took the board across the street %
my place Of business and nailed 10 up GA the
corner Then wrote out the necessary
heading for the enrolment list On sheet Of
paper and signed my own name first
All this occurred within live minutes after
the dispatch announcing the proclamation
was received Eighteen men were enrolled
inside of four hours and within as many days
a company OF ,Xty-four men was completed.
Capt Bush was born in IOckport Aug
]. 1o32 His whole career was eyeutful Some
years before che war bis brother got into "a
row with a canal boat captain named Frost
10 seemed 90 William that the brother was
likely 90 suffer severe personal injuries. and
death of Frost and the trial on The charge II
murder Of the subject of this sketch He was
acquitted. however.
Capt Bush's war record was brilliant
one His personal bravery was remarkable.
He went into the battle Of Cedar Mountain
armed only with club, being under arrest
at that time under some trumpei up
charge This led 20 his court martial. bat he
was honorably acquitted 40 this battle
Capt Bush was wounded in the left elbow.
and some time later was taken prisoner and
confined In the stanton, Va. Jail From
Stanton bee was taken TO Libby prison, at
Richmond, but was afterward exchanged.
After his release be was mustered out with
the regiment June 3, 1868. he then became
a sutler in the Shenandoah valley and Ell
tered the employ Of the government as de-
tectiye His health was not good during the
last years of his life
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

Gen. McCernand, of Illinois, is q fighter
Although i'm the seventies be- IS still as iuii OF
pluck as Doe was during the stormie,t days OF
the rebellion. a few weeks ago one Of the
generals old army chums died at hi, home at
Springfield Amceting 70 draft suitable reso-
buttons of respect to his memory was attended
bv a number of his friends, among them Gen
McClemand One of the speakers, i'm eulO-
gizing the deceased, said: "And So when death
came to claim him for its victim be- met it as
peacefully and calmly as the warrior who
wraps the drupery u his couch about him and
lies down 10 pleasant dreams
After the meeting adjourned the subject OF
their conversation was the immutabie fate OF
all men and the calnneSs with which their de-
ceased friend had met the grim destroyer.
THAT'S tine weak point in his character.
That's something | never liked in him, said
Gen. McClemand, angrily.
The generals companions with some sur
prise asked, why not, generalT
"Becau,c, said the veteran OF hundred
battle. 81 don't like this business Of meeting
death calmly have no repect for amy man
who does that When death comes 10 me III
fight him. sir-Ill fight him 70 the last.
don't want any lying down 10 pleasant dreams
in mine Death can't conquer me without a
struggle
The look and tone that accompanied the
words satisfied the generals hearers that lie
would act as lie had Washington Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
Nine. Ristori Is writing her memoirs.

Nine. Ristori Is writing her memoirs
II. Rider Hlggard's "She' is being drama
TIED
Edwin Booth will close his season at Kansas
City on April 20.
Thomas W Keene, the trageiian, is again
acting. after fifteen months rest.
Minnie Hauk lately appeared in Carmen
in Amsterdam, the company singing Dutch
to her Italian.
Henry Irving viii appear on June IN
Byron's Werner May 10 Miss Terry will
be- seen in The Amber Heart"
Billy Birch, the well known exponent OF
burnt cork comedy, will be the recipient Of a
complimentary benefit in few weeks.
Il !, possible that there may be two Boston
Ideals n the field next season. Nile. de Lus-
sar will head one, while the old standbys,
Karl. Banabee, etc, will form the other
George II. Jessop and Frederic Archer
have wrii-en comic opera in two acts en-
titled Ale which has been accepted, and
will probably be produced by the Boston
Ideals next season.
Clay W. Greene, author Of Mckee Rankins
new play, was born in San Francisco, Is Of
medium height and is now 80 years old. He
has been writing plays for years, but has
been uniformly unsuccessful until recently.
The Paris Conservatory viii never get into
bankruptcy because of It's pension list Felix
INcouppey, the eminent piano teacher, has
lust gone into retirement, after having inn
parted instruction i'm the Conservatory for
forty-niue years and nine months. The life
pension be- is TO receive is 1000 francs, or less
than 500 a year.
John A. Ellser viii IN q few weeks retire
from tine management of the Pitt,burg Pa. A.,
Opera house lie began his managerial
career I'm partnership with Joseph jefferson
I'm 1850, and many years afterwad intro
duced % the public for the first time a young
girl who has since beNme famous as Miss
Sara Morris. Miss Ellie Eilsler. the actress,
is his daughter
At the testimonial 20 be given 70 G. W.
C0ullock no the Star theatre, New York,
May DO. concentrating his iittieth ami
versary on the stage the following artists
viii appear: Edwin Booth. Lawrence Bar
rett. Joseph jefferson, John Gilbert. james
O'Neil. Kyrle Bellew j. Barnes, r. b. Man
tell. Fanny Davenport. Mrs. John Drew,
Margaret Mather, Miss Annie Robe and
others
Henry f. Abbey has already secured pas
sage for Europe ON the steamship Servia, of
the Cunam line. which sails 900 May a.
With him viii sail Nine Patti, Mime. Sralchi
and Sig,. Guile Del ruenfe Nicimi and SAN
tile Mime Patti viii give series of con
cert- ON the continent. and DO is rumored that
the firm of Abbey, Sch0eife * Gau have
had renewal of PATHS contract for three
years.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

Let us address the poor men of Yir-
ginia:
What interest can it be TO them TO join
in political howl for population ON the
ground that paying the debt taxes the
people
DO the poor men pay The taxes;
No
The taxes are paid, as we have showed
by the figures by people that represent
property and business.
The interest of the poor man is TO get
immigration and capital to come TO Nir-
einia so that he may get employment.
The interest of the poor man is TO set-
Tie upon the waste lands of the state, and
pui Virginia on the same basis as Georgia
and Alabama
This is not am affair Of the T. F. VS..
The time has passed when aristocracy
can rule. We must have a healthy,
strong. aggressive idea from the organ
lied masses of the people, ana Tine way
10 DO this is TO understand that we cam
not move forward and develop our zee
sources until We re- establish our lost rep
utation
The city of Roanoke, for instance. rc-
ports that the people will pay their taxes
in coupons. Why is It that the most adj
yanced town in the State does this, 1t
is because business sees that We must
come down to hard PAN and that
politicians do not know what should be
done when they attempt to disgrace and
ruin this State with policy OF nullihca-
ton of Federal law and manufactured
stories to catch votes instead of tel
ling the truth and letting the truth win
as it always is sure TO do.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
THE LATE JUDGE CARTIER.
Death of One OF Lincoln's Most Trusted
Adyisers


David X Cartier, chief justice OF the court
Of the District of Columbia, died at his resi-
dence in Washington on the evening Of April
lG aged nearly - years. He was the last OF
that small circle who were on intimate terms
with Abraham Lincoln and are credited with
doing much 10 fix the tone OF his admlnlstra-
ton as far As it was personal Judge Cartier
had completed twenty-four years OF contmu-
Gus service as chief justice Of the district,
having taken the place early in 1853 by APP
pointment of President Lincoln. When he
was appointed the courts Of the district were
in chaos. be organized a good system and
maintained high standard Of Judicial integ-
rity. He had led the so called bolt in the
Ohio delegation in the Chicago convention Of
1860. which resulted in the nomination Of
Lincoln. and WAS a devoted friend and sup
porter of the president 20 the last. He was
also among the first to take strong ground in
favor OF the nomination of Grant, and
throughout the middle part Of his life exer-
cised great influence i'm politics.
David H. Cartier was born June p, 1872, in
jefferson county y. Y, and at very early
age learned the printing business with Thur
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

DAVID n. CARTIER. teirltOlle, 10 STAY
cry came mp. be joined the newly
organized Republican party, and made
many speeche, for Fremont I'm 1856
In 1880 he was chairman of the Ohio
delegation in the National Republican con-
yenti0n. and when the count showed that
Lincoln lacked hut three votes ot a nominal
ti0n be- prevailed upon several members Of
that delegation 90 change from Chase 90 Lin
coin. and tine latter was nominated
amid the widest enthusiasm Soon after
bis inauguration. Mr. Lincoln offered Mr.
Cartier his choice of several good
places. including five foreign missions The
latter accepted the mission % Bolivia. which
Dee held for one year, but as there were no
pressing duties boo that place hedeyoted most
of the time to travel His mXieties about
the Union cause brought him home boo 1852
and %, soon 90. Doe arrived President Lincoln
appointed him chief Justice OF the district,
bidding him organize the court at once and
go to work $40 man was ou more Intimate
terms with tnc president Judge Cartier
spent many au evening at the White House.
and Dis unfalterug faith boz final success was
o. great encouragement to the often depressed
ami -adieuel man. With Thad Stevens.
Zach Chandler Ben Wade and q few oth-
ers 0t that class he passed many n evening
In desi,Iug scheme, to strengthen the Union
sentiment Bur after the clos. of the var De-
became less % politician and more judge boo
every year OF his service ilr died peace
fully and pam.e--ly boz the presence of his
wife. som and Two grandchildren
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

MI Lamar's Grafton on Calhoun recalls
the pictures of three remarkable men of
our history. The other two were Clay
and Webster. The impassioned Ken
lucky orator addressed the feelings of
men in masses, though no comparison
can deprive him of the claim TO states
manship: but the massive rhetoric of Web
ster went into the home thought Of the
country all over the North, and played a
great part in the equalization Of the
Federal Capitalization that made the
union sentiment in the civil war.
Mr. Calhouns name is associated with
important periods in our history-with
the war of 1912. with the Mexican war,
with the organization Of the army, the
establishment of the sub-trca,ury, and
with the tariff discussions OF 1881 ., and
of 1916. He was the grand central fig
ure of the States rights theory, and has
been thought by many philosophical pol
iticians to have been the originator of the
idea of State sovereignty paramount to
the Federal authority in order to main
tain social and political arislocracy.
No one Will ever doubt his patriotism
or his ability. He was the summit OF
the Southern civilization, chiyalrous as a
knight Grant; wise as the best states
man
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

We really fear that some of our most
esteemed and able contemporaries are
going to get badly left by dallying with
sentiment that is founded ON truth and
nobility, and not on sensation.
Nobody ever said that manned Con-
federate veterans should not have all
that the State can afford TO give them
but We would prefer to have real manned
veterans, and so will everybody who
takes just view of the case.
Every journalist ought to know the
results of the pension business of the Gov
eminent The enormous appropriations
increase in inverse proportion to the de.
crease of the veterans. So ii is i'm Vfr-
ginia, and there is no use I'm attempting
TO hood the people with a lacrymose ap-
peal from the same sources that cry poy-
eriy to excuse population. and go for
lavish expenditure if popular chord can
be struck
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

Mr.. Johnny Wise, instead of trying TO
whitewash the colored brethren, had bet
,erat once put on burnt cork, and then he
will represent his exact policy Of lower
ering the white people TO the colored
standard
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
mnmboldt,. Entire Work..

The Berlin Geographical society has 10
ceiyed from DR.. Wagner unique present in
the shape Of a complete set Of all the books.
pamphlets, essays, etc, published by Alexan-
der Won Humboldt IL would take about
thirty years to make such a collection again.
even ii it were at all poSsible.-Chiesge
Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

Blaine's undated desire for the nomi-
nation does not hold mp his health, even
with the assistance Of Organ Gail Hamil-
ton.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

We hope it is understood that when we
fire joke at the wing it is only playful
hit from friend without malice, with
all respect, and just for fun.
The Wing can hit the TIMES just as
hard as it wants to, and If will be taken
in good part
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

low Weed. at
Rochester After
reaching manhood
bee studied law,
was admitted %
practice i'm lS32,
and i'm lNB located
in Akron, o. In
lS4SLe was elected
10 congress from
that district, and
De- elected in 1850
both times as "a
y Democrat But
when the question
of reopening the
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

Let the patriotic press of Virginia form
in line to carry this contest and voice the
peoples demand, that if we are so poor as
to make poverty the plea for not settling
the debt, we must not be rich enough to
sQuander the peoples money on bogus
veterans and superintendent education
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
SPECIAL AND Personal.

The announcement of the death OF
Innes Randolph will recall to all Of us
one of the bright stars Of Virginia that has
gone out. lie had the intellect and
character to make a great man, but his
nature was so soft, gentle, and humorous
that humanity captured him for the sunny
side of life and ambition did not claim
its own 10 make him part OF active his
tory for the good OF the time. II Is only
one more to point the tale:
Man is born ON Il battlefield
Let him not decline 10 take the gauntlet up
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

Mrs. Brown Potter expects soon TO
play before the President, says the last
society bulletin of advertising. Now,
why cannot Mrs Potter put herself ON
professional merit and let society sensa-
tionai advertisement alone
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

his mind t0 De the
first ~ go 90 the
front if war broke
out ON April "a
DO Wa. announced
that the presidents
proclamation
would lle issued the
next day. and Bush
went to the tele
graph office early
on the morning OF
the 18TH waiting
for the new, that 10
had been issued
The operator was
bis intimate friend.
anil GA. -..r. .. Ff.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-04-29

If Mr.. Dicky Wise is to be clerk of
James City county, it is to be hoped that
all the responsibility win belong TO the
Republicans.